Dust guard for journal boxes



Aug. 14, 1951 A. o. BUCKIUS DUST GUARD FOR JOURNAL BOXES 2 she ts-sheet 1 Filed July 2, 1948 A. o. BUCKIUS DUST GUARD FOR JOURNAL BOXES Aug. 14, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 2, 1948 INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 14, 1951 ga ors UNITED STAT P'iE'I' OF FHCE DUST GUARD FOR JGUR'NA L BOXES Albert'- O'a- Bucki'us, Cleveland;( Ohio, assi-gnor to National Mall'eabl eand Steel? Gastings Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of @hio Application any 2', 1948i S eriaI'No; 36,674

9' Claims; (Cl. 286--5) This invention relates to a construction for use on a journal box as in a railway car truck, and more particularly; to removably secured means for reventing theentrance of dust, cinder's, and mb'isturilito the'journal b'oXi objelo't' of' this invention is to provide a detachable housing means involving no wearing parts and effectively preventing the entrance of dust and other foreign materials into a journal Another object of this invention is to provide a detachablenieansfor the elimination of themes-- en'tjdust guard used in conventional journal boxes;

further object of'this'invention is to' provide a dust deflecting means which is reinovabl'i securedto a journal box and which is easily and economicallymanufactured.

A still further object is to provide a dust defleeting housing with a" beveled surface for engagetnent with a corresponding" beveled surface a; journal BOX Bind adapted liO' be fastened theretoby' a detachable securingmer'nber.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear in the following description taken in eon uncnonwitn the drawings, in' which: 7

Fig. l is a longitudinal View partly in section of an embodiment of the invention applied to a journalbox;

Fist 2- is" a transverse vertical sectional view taken along line of'Fig. l

Fig? 3 isa transverse vertical view of the embodimentshown Fig. 2, taken from the wheel seemed" 4 is a longitudinal sectional' view taken along the line 4'-'-=4-of Fig. 3'.

Referringto the drawings in which like referenoanuineralsindicatelike parts; the numeral I'll representsa portion of a conventionaljournalbox containing a wedge I and a brass l2 resting on a journall l3. In this embodiment of the invention therjournal box It does not include the usual dust guard slot, but instead has a'single rear Wall 2 9, and zit-flange M wlth'irontbeveled edge F5 and rear beveled edge- Hi; whichextend around the entire p'eri-pher y of the journal box to provide means for: attaching the dust deflector housing I19: A wheel ll: is mounted on an axle 18' in the usual manner.

The'tdu'stdenector housing l9 comprises a pertionz2fl' which isg enerally conical inshap'eextendhag-toward the wheel H and: overlappingthe ad jacentpart of the wheelhub: 21 Conical portion 20 terminates in a vertical top flange 22:. and a flared flange or head 23 extending around the two sides and bottom thereof. When the car is in motion top flange 22 deflects the air stream away from the wheel thuspreventing dirt or water from being blown into the opening between the" housing and the wheel hub. Flange 2 2' also serves to prevent water or cinders from falling from the car structure or wheel into the opening atth'e rear oi the journal box while the car is stationary.

Extending radially inwardlyfrom conical portion 2 ll i's fiange 26, which conformstothe exterior shapeof the journal box I9; Flange 2E has a beveled surface-25 which engages the rear beveled edge 1 6 of flange M around the periphery of the journal box when the dust deflector housing is attachedtoth'e journal'box.

Extending from flange- 2 at theupper end of the housing is a-horizontal shoulder 26- having its underside 27* beveled to" correspond in slope with front beveled surface l-5of flange 2i. seen that beveledfsurface 25 on flange 24 and beveled surface 21 on" shoulder 26" form an inverted V-shaped groove which receives flange It, thus" providing'iiians for fastening the dust de- Hector housing to the journal box. Also at the bottomof opening as the housing is provided with a depending flange 28 having a lug 3| which projects outwardly to the front of, and extends along the entire base oi flange 28'.

A securing plate 32 is providedfor locking the housing to the journal box. This plate is formed with pads 36 which are beveled as shown at 33 to engage f-ront beveled edge [5 of flange It, and also has pads 3 on its. underside which bear against the: upper surface 31' of lug 3 l Plate 32 is clamped to: flange 28 by any suitable fastening means such as-rivets 35. As the plate is secured inplace the wedging action of surface 2-5 of the housing and surface 33 of the plate against flange I4 along the bottom of the journal box force the flange Id at the top of the journal box into en gagementWiththeaforementioned groove formed by surfaces 25 and 2T. Also this wedging action urges beveled surface 25' into engagement with rear beveled edge lfi of flange M aroundthe entire periphery of the journal box. In thismanner the dust deflector" housing is securely attached to the journa'lbox. makes surface contact with the end thereof about'its entire periphery.

The detachable dust deflector housing. can be readily applied or removed, is easily produced, economically manufactured. Also, it forms an efficient means for preventing the entrance of dust and other foreign materials into the box, without the use of wearing parts.

It Will be p The terms and expressions which I have employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and I have no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but recognize that various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed.

What I claim is:

1. A journal box, a journal extending into said box, a wheel on said journal having a hub portion adjacent the end of said box, said box having a flange extending about the periphery thereof and being positioned adjacent said wheel hub,

a housing member overlapping and surrounding said wheel hub and engaging said flange, said member having a horizontal top portion forming a recess for receiving said flange for supporting said member on said box, said housing member having a depending flange on the other side thereof, and a removable member for securing said housing member to said box, said removable member engaging the forward side of said flange on said box and being secured to said depending flange.

2. A journal box, a journal extending into said box, a wheel on said journal having a hub portion adjacent the end of said box, said box having a beveled flange about the periphery thereof and being positioned adjacent said wheel hub, a housing member overlapping and surrounding said wheel hub, said housing member having a beveled surface about its entire periphery and engaging said flange, a horizontally extending shoulder at the upper end of said housing member forming with said beveled surface, a groove for receiving said beveled flange for supporting said housing member, and a removable member for securing said housing member to said box, said removable member engaging the forward side of said beveled flange and being secured to said housing member.

3. In combination with a journal box having a flange extending therearound at the rearward end thereof, a housing member attached to the rearward end of said box and overlapping the hub of an associated wheel, said flange having a forward beveled surface and a rearward beveled surface, said housing member having a beveled surface for engagement with said rearward beveled surface on said flange, a horizontally extending shoulder at the upper end of said housing for wedging engagement with said forward beveled surface, and a detachable member fastened to said housing for securing said housing member to said box, said detachable member having wedging engagement with the lower portion of said forward beveled surface to urge said housing member against said box along said beveled surface of said housing member.

4. A journal box, a journal extending into said box, a wheel on said journal having a hub portion adjacent the end of said box, said box having a flange about the periphery thereof and being positioned adjacent said wheel hub, said flange being beveled on both front and rear sides, a housing member overlapping and surrounding said wheel hub, an outwardly extending shoulder at the upper end of said housing member, said housing member having a beveled surface engaging said beveled rear side of said flange, said shoulder having a beveled surface on the under side thereof for engaging said beveled front side of said flange to support said housing member on said box, and a removable member for urging said beveled surface on said housing member tightly against said beveled rear side of said flange, said removable member engaging said beveled forward side of said flange and being secured to said housing member.

5. A journal box having a flange extending therearound and positioned at the rearward end thereof, said flange being beveled on both front and rear sides, a housing member overlapping and surrounding an associated wheel hub, said housing member having a beveled surface engaging said beveled rear side of said flange and having an outwardly extending shoulder at the upper end thereof, said shoulder having a beveled surface on the under side thereof for engaging said beveled front side of said flange. a removable member having an upper beveled surface for wedging engagement with the lower portion of the front beveled side of said flange to urge said beveled surface on said housing member into tight contact with said beveled rear surface of said flange, said removable member being secured to said housing member.

6. A journal box having a peripheral flange at the rear portion thereof, said flange being beveled on both front and rear sides, a housing member adapted to be secured to the end of said box for overlapping and surrounding an associated wheel hub, said housing member having a beveled peripheral surface engaging the rear side of said flange and having an outwardly extending shoulder at the upper end thereof for supporting said housing member on said box, said shoulder having a beveled surface on the under side thereof for engaging the front beveled side of said flange, said housing having a flange depending from the lower end thereof, and a member fastened to said last named flange to secure said housing member to said box, said last named member engaging the front beveled surface of said flange on said box, and wedging said beveled peripheral surface on said housing member against said rear side of said flange on said box.

7. A dust deflector housing having an opening for receiving the end of a railway journal box, said housing having a beveled surface about said opening for engagement with a similar beveled surface on a peripheral flange of an associated journal box, an outwardly extending shoulder at the top thereof, and a flange depending from the bottom thereof, said shoulder having a beveled surface on the under side thereof to form a groove with said beveled surface on said housing, said groove being adapted to receive said flange on the associated journal box, said flange of said housing having a forwardly extending lug at the bottom thereof and a detachable member having a beveled top surface for engaging said flange on the associated journal box, said detachable member bearing against said lug and being fastened to said flange of said housing for securing said housing to the associated journal box.

8. A journal box having a beveled flange extending therearound and positioned at the rearward end thereof, a dust deflector housing having an opening for receiving the end of said box, said housing having a beveled surfacev about said opening for engaging said flange, said housing having a shoulder at the top thereof for engaging said flange for supporting said housing on said box, said housing having a flange depending from the bottom thereof, and a removable member having a beveled top surface engaging said first mentioned flange, said removable member being fastened to said second mentioned flange for ng said housing to said jou gagement with said box along said beveled surbox. face of said housing.

9. A dust deflector housing having an opening ALBERT BUCKIUS for receiving the end of a railway journal box, said housing having a beveled surface extending 5 REFERENCES CITED entirely about said opening for engagement with a similar beveled surface on a peripheral flange of an associated journal box, said housing hav- The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

ing at its upper end a surface positioned at an angle to said beveled'surface for supporting said 10 UNITED STATES PATENTS housing on said flange of an associated box, a Number Name Date flange depending from the bottom of said hous- 2,103,724 M et Feb. 15, 1938 ing, and a member detachably fastened to said 15,5 Blackmore Feb. 11, 1947 depending flange for securing said housing to said box, said member having a wedge shaped surface 15 h FOREIGN PATENTS for engagement with said flange of an associated Number Country Date journal box to urge said housing into tight en- 411,855 Great Britain of 1934 

